Where we share the beauty of the changing seasons on our 48 acre off grid homestead in the Cariboo Chilcotin. Where Touch Wood Rings are created, and where we live and work and play. 'The Homestone' is the name of the boulder that marks the entrance to our place.

The Homestone

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Oh, these early winter skies!! So spectacular. We have a beautiful unhindered view up here on the plateau. The show goes on and on, for almost an hour. Here are just a few of the 150 sunset photographs David has taken the past two evenings.

David and I rarely watch a sunset when we don't at some point compare it to the beauty of

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

She (I believe we have here a female brown headed cowbird) arrived solo at our now deserted feeder and stuck around for a couple of days. We're pretty sure she was happier than she looked after finding a full feeder and no competition. She had some good meals before getting back underway on whatever journey she was on. We're hoping she went on to rendezvous with her feathered friends after leaving the meadow.

( a better photo ~ her good side)

Lots of misty and frosty mornings on the meadow these days. One day last week we awoke to a skiff of snow that lasted on the ground till about noon. Some light flurries there and there, and winter is soon upon us. We're just about ready too, I'd say. A few more little jobs to finish up. We're installing a new bank of solar panels that will track the sun to give us more juice for our day to day work. Thankfully we live in a place that gets glorious sunshine all through the year.

...some misty morning shots ...

and a sunny morning a few days later, the willows frosted and sparkling.

And finally; the squirrel of aforementioned promise. We see him frequently at this crossing on the trail ~ he and his tribe. This particular day he stopped to tell us a very long story and as the two of us pointed and clicked and listened intently; I promised him I'd post his picture on our blog. Make him famous. So here he is.